Convertible seat for children



E. A. KR'ATZ.

CONVERTIBLE SEAT FOR CHILDREN.

APPLICATION men SEPT-26,1.92L

,wggg ggg, Patentedfiept. 5 19220 I Patents Sept. 5, 1922.

U STATES ELIZABETH A. menu, or .ionNs'rowN, NEW ou.

coivvEmIBLE SEAT FOR CHILDREN.

Application filed September 26, 1921.- SeriaII To. 503,167.

- To aZZ whom may ao'rwem.

Be. it known that I, ELIZABETH A. KRATZ,

' r of this character that can be suspended from the sides of a bath tub in order to'enable the child to be left unattended thereinwithout danger so that it may play and splash around 1n the water.

'Another object of the invention is to provide suitable attachments for the seat so that it may be stood on the ground instead of angularshape with a horizontal portion 18' and .a vertical portion 19 and 'are attached near the outer edge of the frame or guard 15.' In the vertical portion 19 of the bracket is shown aismall' holeto accommodate the short. finger 20 of one end of the suspension member 21. Each member isprovided with {two comparatively long side shanks and a connecting piece 22. These suspension mem-' bers which are two in number are furthermore bent to form open hooks 23 at the top, shaped to engage the rim of a bath tub and the books 23 are preferably covered with a short piece of rubber hose to give a good grip to the edge of the bathtub. A notch is provided on fin er'20 to prevent it from slipping out of brac et 17 The two shanks 21 have each a short bend suspended in the bath tub and in that man with the edge of the frame 15 when the ner used as an ordinary outing seat.

Still another object of the invention con-' sists in constructing the seat so that it may be portable and collapsed into very small dimensions.

In the accompanylng drawmg one embodiment of the device has'been illustrated, and Y I baby seat as suspen ed from the sides of a tub;

Figure 2 is also a perspective view whiclr shows the seat standing on the floor; L

- Figure 3 shows the attaching means in detail; and

Figure 4 is a plan .view' of a Fi ure 3. n he seat proper is denoted by the numeral 10 and is constructed somewhat in the shape of a bicycle seat. It is provided with a number of. anallstuds 11 aroundits outer edge for the purpose of attaching'it to straps 12 which are secured to coiled-tension springs 13 which in turn are hung on hooks l t'secured in a wooden frame'or guard 15'; The

' straps 12 are provided .jwith a number of members are attached thereto, and the fingers 20 are bent toward each other so as to give-a good grip in the holes in their corresponding brackets 17. In order to engage in these holes the shanks have to be sprung apart slightly to slip over the vertical portions of the brackets. These brackets are po- 1 p p sitioned on the sides of the frame 15 in such Figure 1 shows a erspective' View of the;

a manner that the two connecting portions 22 of the suspension memberslbecome parallel with each other and with the fingers 20 at the lower end ofthe members, when the latter are in position on the frame 15.

' InFigure 2, the device is shown as stood on the groundafter the suspension members portion of I .stand 1s constructed with two legs 25 which have been detached. For'this purpose the are made out of a bent piece of wire, the free endsior points 26 of which are intended to engage with the holes 27 in the vertical portionofsthe bracket 17. An abutment piece 28consisting of a short piece of 'wire running cross wise near the end of the legs 25 is provided to abut againstv the horizontal portion 18 of the bracket 17. In order to give sufficient holdin the frame1-5, a socket 29 isprovided therein and consists of a hole drilled in continuation of the hole 27 in the bra'cket.

The two legs 25 are connected by means of rods 30 engaging their cross pieces 31 which are slightly raised above the floor line for the purpose that the corners 32 may 24 nearthe lower end which bend engages form feet of the legs. It should be noted l e to form a wide base of the stand. The feet 32 on each leg are furthermore wider apart than the points 26, or in other words the shanks of the legs are closer together near the frame than at the floor. Stops 33 prevent the rods 30 from sliding on cross pieces 31.

It will readily be seen that by detaching both legs 25 and folding them together, and also detaching the suspension members 21 and placing them together with the legs 25 flat against the frame 15, a very compact package can be formed, making the device portable.

\Vhen the device is applied to a bath tub, the height of the seat is adjusted by means of straps 12 and studs 11 in accordance with the size of the child so that the proper distance is attained between the top of the seat and the frame 15. The suspension members 21 are now attached to the vertical portion 19' of the brackets by springing the shanks of the members apart sufficiently to pass over the sides of the brackets, whereupon the shanks will again spring together, thus making a secure connection between the frame and the suswith their hooks over the rim of the bath tub and the child can be placed in the seat and the tub'filled to aproper height for the child to play in. In this manner the child may splash about in the water to its hearts content which affords excellent physical exercise under very healthy conditions.

In using the device as an outing seat the suspension members 21 are detached from the frame 15 and replaced by the stand by slipping the ends of the legs 25 into their sockets in brackets 17. In the latter case the child can be left unattended as it is impossible for it to fall out of the device.

with horizontal apertures, flexibly connected rods constituting hooks adapted to'engage with parallel rail members, the free ends of said hooks being provided with nicked opposing fingers adapted to engage with the horizontal apertures in said brackets, the flexible connection of said hooks tending to draw said fingers together.

2. In a combination seat for a child, a

seat member, a guard and flexible means on the under side of said guard to which said seat member is attached, a plurality of L- shaped brackets on the under side of said guard arranged in pairs near its edge and provided with horizontal and vertical apertures, flexibly connected rods constituting hooks adapted to engage with parallel rail members, the free ends of said hooks being provided with nicked opposing fingers adapted to rigidly engage with the horizontal apertures in said brackets, the flexible connection of said hooks tending to draw said fingers together, legs each comprising a horizontal bar flexibly connecting upright rods adapted to engage in the vertical apertures in said brackets and a detachable cross connection between the horizontal bars of said legs, whereby said seat may be used selectively as a bathing seat or a stand by substitution of the legs for said suspension members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ELIZABETH A. KRATZ. [1,. 8.] 

